Wimborne Town FC will play Arsenal’s under 21 team on Tuesday, 7 May in order to raise funds for Kevin James and Andy Culliford. Both footballers were playing in March 2011 away at Bishops Cleeve when Kevin suffered a horrific break in three places of his leg and subsequently had to retire. Three months later…
Police in Poole are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing man – with a picture of the man being released. Richard Gibbons, 54 years old, was last seen at his home address in the Alderney area in the early hours of Thursday, 18 April. He has been upset recently and his family…
An elegant great-grandmother with a passion for fashion has celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends.
Iris Brain was centre of attention as Colten Care’s Fernhill home in Ferndown held a party in her honour and presented her with a bouquet of flowers.
Wimborne Rotary Club is relaunching its successful Business Partners scheme. The club’s future plans for adding value to the scheme and its benefits to Partner members were outlined at a meeting at the Allendale Centre on 18 April, chaired by Club President Roy Salmon and John Gully the club’s new Business Partners’ officer. Roy Salmon…
Mel Sellings AKA ‘the Jammy Bodger’ from Swanage is celebrating after winning gold for her Seville orange marmalade at the World’s Original Marmalade Awards. Over 1000 jars of marmalade from as far afield as Australia and the Philippines were judged by -amongst others- Pam Corbin of River Cottage fame, Tim Came, MD of Thursday Cottage,…
What would you do if you won £50 of vouchers to spend at The Furlong shopping centre in Ringwood? Would you put them towards a new outfit or something for the house? Or maybe you would like to treat a group of friends to a cup of coffee and a catch-up. If you win, the…
Do you have any memories of the Regent Centre? Perhaps you had your first kiss and a cuddle in the back row? Or first saw your future wife or husband as your eyes met over a choc-ice during an afternoon matinee. Or maybe you were there when the troops were entertained during World War II.…
Officers in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a malicious fire in Wallisdown on Wednesday, 17 April. Dorset Police received a call about a vehicle on fire along Bascott Road at 2.15am. Officers attended and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the blaze. Nobody was injured. North Bournemouth Neighbourhood…
Bournemouth-based florist Rebecca Meddings has been set the challenge to design and create a never-ending floral circle for the finals of the RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year Competition 2013. Taking place between May 21-25, the floral ring competition will celebrate the centenary of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and be put on display for…
Police in Gillingham are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a road traffic collision involving an articulated lorry in the town. The incident happened at around 6pm on Wednesday, 10 April, near the substation on the B3081 between Gillingham and Shaftesbury. A 22-tonne white MAN lorry registered to a company…
